Quality of life of patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva Ortiz-Agapito F, Colmenares-Bonilla D. Quality of life of patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics. 2015;9(6):489-493. Dr. Douglas Colmenares Bonilla Cirujano Ortopedista y Traumatólogo Pediatra SOCIEDAD MEXICANA DE ORTOPEDIA PEDIATRICA Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajìo Hospital Angeles Leon MEXICO Fibrodysplasia ossificans […]
Injuries to the #GrowthPlate- Review
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Orthopaedic Trauma Care- #AO Trauma Handbook
Orthopaedic Trauma Care- Handbook By Piet de Boer, Steven Morgan, Christian van der Werken This handbook from the AO Trauma Group looks into the fundamentals in the management of Orthopaedic Trauma. Emphasis has been placed on the AO Classification and follows the following format: Mechanism of Injury, Clinical Presentation, Diagnostics, Classification, Treatment, Duration, Prognosis. Key […]
Arthroplasty Seminar: The #Dysplastic Hip
Courtesy:University of Washington School of Medicine, Harborview Medical Centre, Seattle, USA
Diastematomyelia- #SplitCord Syndrome
Courtesy: Spiro Antoniades, Baltimore , USA
Paediatric Lower Extremity #Trauma Review
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Hitchhiker’s sign
Extension of the thumb is sometimes called the hitchhike sign. The hitchhike sign is used in two conditions to identify a problem: radial nerve or posterior interosseous nerve palsy and diastrophic dwarfism. Radial nerve or posterior interosseous nerve palsy: The fracture may cause injury to the radial nerve which results in paralysis of the […]
Sacral Fractures
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA SACRAL FRACTURES The Sacrum is connected to the pelvis through Sacro-Iliac joints Sacrum Fractures can have neurological deficit (maybe a nerve root injury or involvement of the Cauda Equina which affects the bladder, bowel and the sexual function ) – it will decide the outcome of […]
Diabetic #Ankle Fractures
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Adult Acquired #Flatfoot- Advanced Stage
Adult Acquired #Flatfoot
Extensor Muscles of #thumb
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA EXTENSOR MUSCLES OF THUMB Extensor Pollicis Brevis Extensor Pollicis Longus Abductor Pollicis Longus Extensor Pollicis Brevis Origin: posterior surface of Radius and interosseous membrane Insertion: Proximal phalanx of thumb Extensor Pollicis Longus Origin: posterior surface of Ulna and interosseous membrane Insertion: Distal phalanx of thumb Abductor […]
Anatomy of #Extensor Pollicis Brevis
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraaheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Origin Posterior surface of the radius Interosseous membrane of the forearm Insertion Base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb Nerve Supply Posterior interosseous nerve Function Extension of the thumb at the metacarpophalangeal joint Anatomical Relationships Forms the lateral border of the anatomical snuffbox Lies in […]
Anatomy of Abductor #Pollicis Longus
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA ABDUCTOR POLLICIS LONGUS • The Abductor Pollicis Longus is an important muscle . • It is one of the extrinsic muscles of the hand. ORIGIN: It arises from the posterior surface of the ulna, radius and the interosseous membrane. INSERTION: The APL is inserted into the […]
Tibial Plateau #Fractures
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA